Application Details (Blue Badge only)

As described previously, all details that have been entered by the applicant at application stage are shared across platforms through API's and thus can be viewed in the CMS without the need to keep swapping into other systems.

Also, having made your decision to issue the badge, sharing required information with the DfT to print and issue it means passing information back to the DfT.

The following screen shows the information that is required for sharing with the DfT:

Eligibility: This is a DfT defined field and is used within the DfT to determine the reason for issue. There is a drop-down selection menu for you to chose from:

Deliver To: This is a DfT defined field and is used to determine where the badge will be deivered. There are only two options - 'Home address' (default) or 'Your Council'. Some councils were finding that badges were not being received by the applicant, thus delivery to the Council offices ensured the applicant received their badge, as they were rquested to come to the office to pick up their badge and sign for it.

Delivery Option: This is a DfT defined field and is used to determine how the badge will be deivered. There are only two options - 'Standard' (default) or 'Fast Track'. For those badges issued as a result of a terminal illness, fast track is used as the preferred option.

Number of Badges: This is a DfT defined field and is used to determine how many badges will be deivered. The default is 1, as this is the only amount allowed for an individual application. However, Organisations can apply for up to 9 badges for the number of vehicles they use for transporting their residents.

Organisations will be a part of this product for inclusion by the end of 2023.

Photograph: This is a DfT required field and is used as the picture to be printed on the badge - the DfT cannot print the badge without it. As this is a mandatory field - although not needed for 'Organisation' badges - you need to click on 'Select document'. When selected, the screen will only show those documents that have been tagged as 'Photograph'. Thus the importance of tagging documents correctly:

Badge Start Date: This is a DfT required field and is used as the start date to be printed on the badge. This is currently set to be one day after the current date. This field is editable by you and can be set in the future. For instance, if you are making a renewal, the current badge may not end for another month, thus the start date can be altered to reflect that.

Badge Expiry Date: This is a DfT required field and is used as the end date to be printed on the badge. This is initially set to be three years after the start date. If you edit the Badge Start Date, then this field may be edited as well to reflect the mandatory three years. As this field is editable by you it can be set in the future. However, there is validation on this field as under the current legislation, the Expiry Date cannot be greater than three years after the Start Date.

There are other fields that are mandatory for the DfT to enable them to print the badge, such as; address; date of birth; whether the applicant will need re-assessing in the future etc. These fields are set automatically from the workflow process.